Five Time Winner

Dr. Kenneth Harkin ('89)
Kansas State University has recognized Kenneth Harkin for distinguished veterinary teaching for the fifth time in his career. Harkin, Steve and Colleen Hodes Professor of Veterinary Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine and board-certified small animal internist in the Veterinary Health Center, was recognized with the Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award, which was presented during the college's honors banquet. Harkin instructs fourth-year veterinary students in clinical rotations through the internal medicine service and gives didactic lectures to third-year veterinary students in gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology and clinical hematology. He leads weekly case discussions for students in their pre-clinical years and serves as the faculty advisor for the American Animal Hospital Association student leadership team, the feline club and the cycling club. "I'm honored and humbled to be selected by the students for this award," said Harkin. "There is so much history and meaning behind the Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award, and every year when I hear the winner announced I'm reminded of the importance of teaching and the impact that all of us in the College of Veterinary Medicine can have on future veterinarians."